Chapter 73: The Courage of Xiang Kui
Just then, the shop assistant said, "Sir, the hot water is ready! Is there anything else you need?"
Yu Linglong: "Thank you for your trouble! You go and rest, we're all fine now."
Shop assistant: "Okay, I'll take my leave!"
Murong Hanchan stood up and said with a smile, "Thank you, I'm going to take a bath!"
Yu Linglong looked at the couplets of affection on the table and couldn't help but smile. Then she tidied up the scrap paper.
Xiaoyao Lang had finished washing up, and after putting on some close-fitting clothes, he went into the room with the other two.
Seeing Xiaoyao Lang, Yu Linglong said softly, "Yu Lang, it's already late at night. Why aren't you resting? What else is there?"
Xiaoyao Lang asked softly, "Chan'er, are you calmed down?"
Yu Linglong nodded without saying a word.
Upon hearing Xiaoyao Lang's words, Murong Hanchan said in a coquettish voice, "Brother Xiaoyao, you are not allowed to come in, or I will no longer talk to you!"
Xiaoyao Lang declared confidently, "Chan'er, you can rest assured, I will never step into the inner room without your permission!"
Murong Hanchan: "That's good!"
Xiaoyao Lang gazed at Yu Linglong; her long hair was flowing freely, the fragrance of lotus blossoms filled the air, and her voluptuous figure was truly exquisite, arousing his fantasies. If Murong Hanchan hadn't been there, he would have already embraced her.
Seeing that he was lost in thought again, Yu Linglong said softly, "Yu Lang, if you're sleepy, go back to your room and rest. Don't let your mind wander."
Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao Lang awkwardly said, "I'd like to know how good your writing is!" He then picked up his brush and wrote: "One life, one love, two beauties!"
Yu Linglong smiled slightly after reading it, and then picked up her pen and wrote: "We are inseparable!"
Xiaoyao Lang was taken aback, but Yu Linglong still smiled at him.
Xiaoyaolang writes again: I've read countless poems, but I see no ancient poets!
Yu Linglong: "I know your heart just from this sentence!"
Xiaoyao Lang was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect Yu Linglong to pull this stunt, the Ode to Passion!
Xiaoyaolang simply wrote: "May I be accompanied by a beautiful woman in this life!"
Yu Linglong: I will follow you through life and death!
Xiaoyaolang: If one day I mistakenly hurt you.
Yu Linglong: The next day, she remained devoted to him for a lifetime.
Xiaoyao Lang: All things are but one path.
Yu Linglong: Yu Lang is unparalleled in the world.
Xiaoyao Lang was overjoyed. He put down his pen, then leaned close to Yu Linglong, planted a kiss on her right cheek, smiled slightly, turned around, closed the door, and left.
Yu Linglong glanced at him, then went into the inner room to dry Murong Hanchan's hair and hand her clothes.
Inside Xie Yunfeng's room, the two had already finished bathing.
Xie Yunfeng: "You should go to sleep early. I can sleep outside."
Chunxiang: "Thank you, brother! This bed is wide enough to accommodate two people. Why did you do this?"
Xie Yunfeng: "Chunxiang, this...this is still not quite appropriate."
Chunxiang smiled and said, "Actually, what Young Master Xiaoyao said is right. We are all people of the martial world, so why bother with matchmakers? We will all be family sooner or later." She then looked slightly shy.
Upon hearing this, Xie Yunfeng hurriedly stepped forward, took her hand, and whispered, "Chunxiang, I promised you that I would marry you properly and let you ride in a bridal sedan chair to marry me!"
Chunxiang smiled and said, "Brother Xie, as long as you have this heart and are sincere to me, nothing else matters. It's getting late, let's rest early." After saying that, she pulled Xie Yunfeng into the inner room, and the two of them lay down on opposite sides.
In a grove of trees belonging to the Yongle Gang, the Zhu brothers heard a rooster crow, indicating that it was dawn. They then assembled their gang and prepared to launch a surprise attack on the Yongle Gang's farm.
The two men led the way on horseback, and after about an hour, they arrived at an open space with a hill in front of them.
Zhu Zijian: "Fifth brother, this place is open, but there's no view ahead. I think it would be best to send someone to scout it out first!"
Zhu Ziqiao laughed and said, "Second Brother, you're overthinking it. The Yongle Gang has been traveling all day yesterday, and they're probably still fast asleep!"
Zhu Zijian was still uneasy, so he immediately called out, "You two, go up the hill and scout ahead to see if there are any ambushes!"
Upon hearing this, the two men immediately spurred their horses forward. They rode up the hill, where they found an open area with only a shallow river. On the opposite bank were three large rocks, more than four zhang (approximately 10 meters) above the hill. Arranged along the river, they appeared to be about two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) long and six or nine chi (approximately 3.3 meters) high. (Lowest and highest points)
After observing the situation, the two men gestured to indicate that it was safe ahead.
Seeing this, Zhu Ziqiao smiled and said, "Second Brother, we should hurry on our way, otherwise when we get to the farm, they will be on guard." After saying that, he continued on his way.
Behind the three large rocks, Xiang Kui and his men had been waiting for a long time. They hadn't slept all night, worried that the Zhu brothers would launch a sneak attack. Just now, the night watchman woke him up when he saw the Zhu family's troops rushing towards them.
One of the brothers said, "Chief, should we take care of these two first?"
Xiang Kui: "No rush, wait for the cavalry to catch up before firing arrows! As soon as they reach the riverbank, you should quickly retreat and rejoin the brothers behind. Don't worry about me."
Just then, the Zhu brothers climbed the hill, and Zhu Zijian immediately sensed something was wrong when he looked at it.
Zhu Zijian angrily said, "Why didn't you report that there was such a large rock in front of us?"
The two little feet were speechless.
Zhu Zixing said impatiently, "Second Brother, we can't delay here. Speed is of the essence in war!" He then led his men forward.
Xiang Kui peeked out and saw that the enemy had already come down the hill and shouted, "Form ranks! Prepare to fire!"
Upon hearing the command, the crowd quickly formed an orderly formation. Figures suddenly appeared on both sides of the bluestone and in the lower area, arrows were nocked, and they were just waiting for Xiang Kui's order.
Zhu Zijian exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no! There's an ambush!"
But it was too late; they were already within the enemy's firing range of a hundred paces, and there was nowhere to hide.
Xiang Kui shouted, "Release!"
With a wave of his hand and a command, forty or fifty feathered arrows were fired simultaneously, heading straight for the Zhu family's cavalry. Moments later, after six shots, about a hundred enemy soldiers had fallen, and the rest retreated in panic.
Zhu Ziqiao shouted, "Archers, provide cover! The broadsword squad will surround us from the left, and the spear squad from the right! The rest of you, follow me and fight!"
Immediately, the three groups of people split up and attacked the large stone together. Seven or eight hundred people attacked at the same time, thus forming an encirclement.
Upon seeing this, Xiang Kui immediately said, "This is bad! You all need to retreat quickly! If they pounce on us, we'll be in trouble!" Hearing this, everyone turned tail and fled.
The Zhu brothers shouted, "Fifth Young Master, they've escaped!"
Zhu Ziqiao: "Chase them! Don't let them get away!"
After everyone crossed the shallow river, they saw Xiang Kui holding two halberds, leaping eighteen feet high, revealing his domineering presence.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Ziqiao shouted angrily, "It's Xiang Kui!"
When the young members of the Zhu family saw this, they found it amusing. Someone was actually fearless enough to take on eight hundred people single-handedly! When the young members looked up and saw Xiang Kui wielding his hammer in mid-air, their thoughts were not extinguished, but instead filled with terror and fear of death!
With the domineering and unparalleled power of Xiang Kui's twin hammers, he smashed down from mid-air, creating a crater in the ground and shaking more than ten people.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Zu fell to the ground once, but another group of people rushed forward. Xiang Kui, however, was not afraid at all. Each hammer weighed seventy or eighty pounds. He twisted two hammers in his hands, connecting them, and controlled them freely, attacking with precision.
The iron hammer itself could unleash a powerful force. Those struck were sent flying several feet away, their bones shattered and they died, leaving a trail of blood. In a short time, dozens of Xiaozu had perished.
One man dares to stand against a thousand.
Unfazed even when trapped on the battlefield
Before the hammers were even struck, fear had already gripped the crowd.
Xiang Kui's domineering presence has been passed down through the ages!
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